Outreach and Engagement Assistant

Supervisor: Nicole Bungert

Pay: $13.00/hour

Work hours: M-F, 10am-4pm

Hours per week: 10-20

Position Description

Raynor Library seeks an outgoing, creative, and community-focused Marquette University student to support library outreach and engagement with students. The student in this position will develop public speaking, marketing and communication, and information literacy/research skills; improve Raynor Library services; and communicate the library’s value. This position works under the supervision and coordination of the Student Success Librarian. The position requires 5-15 hours per week, including occasional evening and weekend hours to support events.  

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Participate in marketing planning with Student Success Librarian and Communication and Assessment Coordinator 
  • Recommend swag, activities, and/or information to increase student interaction at events  
  • Collaborate with Library Communication Assistant to promote and report on events  
  • Solicit library user feedback  
  • Collaborate with student orgs and Lemonis Center for Student Success staff  
  • Suggest, plan, promote, and present programming to connect students with the library  
  • Staff library promotional events, including SPARK tabling, New Student Orientation tours, New Student SELF sessions, and O Fest tabling   
  • Support English 1001 Foundations in Rhetoric workshops  

Required Qualifications

  • Availability for summer and fall 2024, especially June, August, and September  
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills  
  • Demonstrated commitment to customer service  
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse constituencies

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with public speaking  
  • Interest in community outreach, user experience research, sales, communication, or related field   

Questions

Please direct any questions about this position to Nicole Bungert at nicole.bungert@marquette.edu.

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